
▽Shenzhen-Middle-School-Guangming-Science-City-Schooly深圳中学光明科学城学校
深圳 / 香港
An open campus courtyard precedent featuring layered circulation bridges and sweeping outdoor staircases that connect students across multi-story educational wings.
- What we like about this project
- A sculptural curved stair effortlessly bridges two separate levels while acting as a focal point for the garden below.
Materials
- concrete
- metal
- glass
- planting
Visual identifiers
- curved-stairs
- open-courtyard
- tiered-bridges
- white-balustrades
Style tags
- contemporary
- institutional
- permeable
Visual tags
- educational
- courtyard
- circulation
- daylit
- multilevel
- Geometry
- Tiered architectural volumes frame a central courtyard with curved circulation bridges and grand staircases.
- Facade system
- Open-air walkways with vertical metal balustrades and column-supported floor plates.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced concrete frame with post-tensioned floor slabs.
- Spatial scale
- Large institutional scale with multi-story facades and expansive courtyard ground plane.
- Lighting
- Bright, even daylight filtering through open courtyards and deep overhangs.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, active, and porous, integrating natural greenery directly into daily circulation.
- Environmental context
- Urban school campus interior courtyard with integrated planting and native greenery.
- Spatial experience
- Glimpses of multi-story walkways and open green pockets unfold progressively from underneath a protected threshold.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating horizontal floor bands contrasted against sweeping curved stairs and vertical balustrades.
- Style reading
- Contemporary institutional architecture
- Program
- School courtyard and circulation
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- concrete, metal, glass, planting
- Visual identifiers
- curved-stairs, open-courtyard, tiered-bridges, white-balustrades
- Style tags
- contemporary, institutional, permeable
- Visual tags
- educational, courtyard, circulation, daylit, multilevel
- Geometry
- Tiered architectural volumes frame a central courtyard with curved circulation bridges and grand staircases.
- Facade system
- Open-air walkways with vertical metal balustrades and column-supported floor plates.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced concrete frame with post-tensioned floor slabs.
- Spatial scale
- Large institutional scale with multi-story facades and expansive courtyard ground plane.
- Lighting
- Bright, even daylight filtering through open courtyards and deep overhangs.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, active, and porous, integrating natural greenery directly into daily circulation.
- Environmental context
- Urban school campus interior courtyard with integrated planting and native greenery.
- Spatial experience
- Glimpses of multi-story walkways and open green pockets unfold progressively from underneath a protected threshold.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating horizontal floor bands contrasted against sweeping curved stairs and vertical balustrades.
- Style reading
- Contemporary institutional architecture
- Program
- School courtyard and circulation
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture